One Year Lists

As of July 3, Jason and I have been official residents of Texas for a whole year now. We were trying to think of some way to commemorate this momentous milestone in our blog and decided to make some lists. Enjoy.

How Texas is different than what we're used to:

• Roadkill is mostly armadillos.
  
• There are no gutters.
• Traffic lights are horizontal (instead of vertical) and black (instead of yellow).
• All the ants bite.
• Instead of sewer grates, there are gaping holes big enough to swallow a small child.
• Male dogs are allowed to retain their masculinity.
• Sales tax is 8.25%. Ouch.
• Every other vehicle is a huge, noisy truck. Whose owners can't drive or park correctly.
• Texas birds are PSYCHO. First of all, there's this huge ugly one called the grackle with beady little eyes, greasy-looking black feathers and an obnoxious repertoire of screeches. Then there's this other crazy bird that is so territorial it will literally dive bomb you if you get too close.
  

What we like about Texas:

• Gas is cheaper than just about everywhere else
• No state income tax
• Sweet tea (guess which one of us likes it more)
  
• Wearing shorts year-round (well, almost)
  

Some of the most Texas-y things we've done in the last year:

• Gone horseback riding
• Eaten deer meat
• Gone to a rodeo
• Said "howdy" instead of "hello"
• Said "y'all"
• Become best friends with our air conditioner
• Gone to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library
• Gone to an Astros game